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Keeping an eye on City Hall

A state senator claims his plans for a new law were “leaked” before he was ready to unveil them, but that didn’t halt an informative — and possibly productive — discussion of the bill that may not have happened otherwise. … Read More »

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Jason Morton has been writing for newspapers since 2000 and for The Tuscaloosa News since 2004. A 1999 graduate of the University of Alabama, he was reassigned to cover Tuscaloosa City Hall in October 2010. In his six years with The Tuscaloosa News, Morton has covered city government, Tuscaloosa County government, Northport City Hall, the court system, the law enforcement and public safety communities. Morton has one son and is married to a high school teacher with the Tuscaloosa County Board of Education.